Fiddle or guard for ships&#39; tables.



W. W. LANG. PIDDLB on GUARD Fon SHIPS TABLES. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1908.v

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X www fjgg WILLIAM WALLACE LANG, OF POLLOKSHIELDS, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

FIDDLE OR GUARD FOR SHIPS TABLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.'

i Patented March 23, 1909.

I Applicationled January', 1908. Serial No. 409,626.

To all whom it may concern:-

Be 1t known that I, WILLIAMWALLACE LANG, a subject of the King of Great Britain,

residing at 308 Maxwell road, Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland, ships steward, have invented certain new and yuseful Improvements in Fiddles or Guards for Ships Tables, of which the following is a s eciiication.

This invention relates to ddles orguards for dining and like tables of ships and has for its object to so make the same that the guards are conveniently and readily attached to each table, being folded and stowed under the table top when not in use and readily brought to their position on the table when required.

Under my invention I so arrange and construct the ddles or guards that each table will have its own set self contained and conveniently attached, being folded and suspended underneath the table top on carrying rods attached to the table frame and in such manner that their presence will not interfere with the ordinary use of the table. When required for use the guards can` be readily and quickly brought into position on the table and when not required can be readily and quickly folded and stowed away.

In order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect I have appended explanatory drawings, whereonz" Figure l is a front elevation of the upper part of a table with guards in position on top. Fig. 2 is a plan of the table, one half with the top removed and showing the carrying rods,

the other half showing the guards on they table to Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line X, i Fig. l showing the guards in position for use on both sides of the table. Fig. 4 is a detailed cross section of one side of the table, showing the arrangement of the guard, with its hinge and carrying rod and indicating in dotted lines the guard stowedr away under the table top. Fig. 5 is a detailed front elevation showing the guard in the housed or stowed away position under the table and showing the carrying rod as folded when out of use, being parallel with the table frame. Fig. vshows a detailsection of the carrying rod joint.

Fig. 7 is a sectional plan of the same.

Fig. 8 is a cross 'section of the same.

On they drawings the same reference letters wherever repeated indicate the same or similar parts. j

a is the table frame, b the table top and c, d, the guards or iiddles on one side of the table and e, f, the guards on the other side.

The guards on each side `of the table consist of the bars c, d, e, f, of rectangular or other desired form and made of wood or other suitable material. The bars may be divided in convenient lengths, or sections. Jointed extension bars g are provided suitably attached tothe guard bars and these extension bars may be of metal or other suitable material and so arranged as to enable the guards c, d, and e, f to be brought close together or extended as desired, the folded position being shown at c1, d1, Fig. 2.

To the front bars c, and f of the guards, folding hinges h are fastened. Each hinge is made in three parts h, h1, h2, each part being jointed by pin joints to the other part. The partal which is fastened to the guard bar c or f is made with a circular opening i and a slot j. Carrying rods k are provided, one for each hinge, the part 72,2 being sildably fitted 'thereon and free to travel along the carrying rod. The carrying rod k is preferably made of metal andof tubular section, although any other suitable material and section may be used. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the rod 7c is arranged immediately underneath the table top b and fixed in any suitable mannerby means of the socket piece k1 to the table frame a said socket projecting therefromat right angles. The carrying rod 7c is arranged with a stop k2 suitably attached at the end thereof or one therewith and also arranged with a reduced part k3 beyond the stop Z22 onl which by the slot j the hinge h sits, a removable tightening screw nut m being also provided to hold the hinge h in position on the reduced part or seat/c3.

In Figs. 6, 7 and 8 a preferred construction of the carryingrod lc is shown whereby it is possible `te fold the rod close to the table and parallel therewith a hinge or joint arrangement being provided for this purpose near the table end of the rod. The rod lc is made of tubular section in two parts, each of the parts having solid pieces c* and 765 screwed or otherwise fixed therein which with the pin l form the joint or hinge. The joint is made to conform to the section of the rod 7c so that the part h2 can move freely back and forward over the same and along the rod 7c.

The arrangement of carrying rods and hinges is such that, when the guards are in the stowed away position under the table top and it is desired to bring the guards on to the table top, then all that is required is to turn each carrying rod k out at right angles with the table frame and slide the.

hinge h with the guard bars c and d or e and attached thereto along the rod until the hinge part h2 is stopped by the stop piece k2. The hinge part h with the guards attached thereto is then swung up and by means of' the circular opening i in the hinge h is assed over and on to the reduced end lies of tflfe carrying rod 7c, then b means of the slot in the hinge part 7L, the latter is caused to fit on to the reduced part k3 being held in place by means of the tightening nut m, which is now fitted in position. The guards c, d, and e, f, will now lie on the table top b and it is only necessary to extend the jointed extension bars g to have the guards ready for use.

The reverse of the above operations again laces the guards under the table top and eaves the latter' free for other uses.

Transverse guards a may also be rovided at the ends of each lineof guar s, or, if desired, between each section of guards each consisting preferably of a bar of rectangularform, hinged to the longitudinal guard bars d and e, which are preferably recessed to receive the same when folded and not in use. When in use and in position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 the transverse guard n would be locked in place by a spring clip or the like, a spring clip being also provided to retain it in the folded position.

The guards can be made in any convenient number of sections, each section having hinges and carrying rods corresponding to its length, two different lengths of sections are shown at Fig. 2 one length having two hinges and the other only one hinge. The sections could be arranged so that each person would have his own guard or the entire table guards on each side could be made in one length.

Having now fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. The combination with a ships table of a foldable fiddle, means for holding the fiddle in position on the table top when in use and means whereby the fiddle can be folded up and held underneath the table top when n ot required.

2. The combination with a ships table of a carrying rod a foldable and slidable hinge on the rod and a fiddle secured to said hinge.

3. The combination with a ships table of carrying rods secured underneath the table top, foldable and slidable hinges on the carry ing rods and a 'fiddle secured to said hinges.

4. The combination with a ships table ol.' hinged carrying rods secured underneath the table top, foldable and slidable hinges on the carrying rods and a fiddle secured to Said hinges.

5. The combination with a shi )s table of carryinlY rods secured underneath the table top, f'olnding hinges slidably fitted on said rods, means for securing the hinges to the ends of said rods in a vertical position, and a fiddle secured to said hinges.

6. The combination with a shi fs table oll carrying rods secured underneath the table top, hinges made in three parts jointed together, one part being slidably fitted on its carrying rod and another part being capable of attachment to the end of said rod, and a fiddle secured to said hinges.

7. The combination with a ships table of carrying rods secured underneath the table top, hinges made in three parts one part slidably fitted on its carrying rod and another part linked thereto and which can be fitted to the end oi the rod, means for securing the hinges to their rods and a fiddle connected to the hinges.

8. The combination with a ships table of a carrying rod which has a reduced end, a hinge made in parts one part being slidably fitted on the rod and another part being adapted to fit on the reduced end of the rod, means for holding the hinge in position on the end of the rod and a fiddle connected to said hinge.

9. The combination with a ships table ol' a carrying rod which is hinged and has a reduced end, a hinge made in two parts linked together' one part being slidably fitted on the rod and the other part capable of fitting vertically on the end of the rod, means for holding the hinge in place and a fiddle connected to the hinge.

l0. rlhe combination with a ships table of a jointed rod, a connection slidably suspended from the rod and made in parts jointed together, and a fiddle connected` to said connection.

1l. The combination with a ships table of.I a jointed rod, having a reduced end, a connection slidably suspended from the rod and made in parts jointed together, one of the parts having a slot therein, adapted to fit on the reduced end of said jointed rod, means for holding the connection vertically in position when so fitted and a iddle oonnected to the said connection.

12. In combination, a ships table, a foldable fiddle, a hinged connection, and a jointed rod secured under the table top the hinged connection When the ddle is folded up being capable of sliding along and hanging on the jointed rod which latter een be folded parallel With the table frame and under the table to In testimony'wltlereo'f I aflix my signature inpresenee of two Witnesses. i

WILLIAM WALLACE LANG. Witnesses:

WILLIAM GALLY7 ANDREW HAMILTON. 

